“My Puzzles with Garfield"

Montreuil (France), June 20th, 2012. French publisher Anuman
Interactive is targeting all parents and their kids with the
release of the "My Puzzles with Garfield" application on iPhone and
iPad.

“One good thing about lethargy. You don't have to work at
it.”said Garfield in the comic book Garfield lave plus blanc
(1986). This is also one of the best things about the Garfield
applications, as they give kids aged 5-12 the chance to solve
puzzles and math questions accompanied by one of their favorite
comic-book characters, which means that they have great fun while
they learn.

In “My Puzzles with Garfield” kids start by choosing
the difficulty level of the puzzles they want to try: 9 pieces, 16
pieces or 36 pieces. They can then choose from among 15 puzzles
starring Garfield. They have to complete the puzzle by using their
finger to drag the pieces to the right part of the picture.

The “My Puzzles with Garfield” application is
available on AppStore in the Education category from June 18th, in
EFIGS (English, French, Italian, German and Spanish).

Created in 2000, Anuman Interactive is a French publisher of
software, applications and video games for the general public, and
is best known for its Architecture, Highway Code and Creative
Activities titles. With the experience and know-how of its teams,
Anuman Interactive has widened its sphere, which mainly includes
practical and edutainment titles, and now encompasses adventure
video games, an industry in which it is becoming a major
international player, thanks to the Microïds (Amerzone,
Dracula, Still Life, Syberia) brand.

At the end of 2009, Anuman Interactive joined the
Media-Participations group, the 3rd largest publishing group in
France and the top comic book publishing group in Europe, as a
subsidiary company, and has shared its multimedia expertise with
the different companies within the group to consolidate its
progress in the development of new technologies.

Today, Anuman Interactive develops, publishes and distributes
applications, as well as video games, on a number of different
platforms (PC, Mac, Consoles, iPhone, iPad, Android etc.), thanks
to a rich and varied license catalogue. As both a major player in
Apple's AppStore, and as the partner of globally known download
platforms like Steam or Big Fish, these are certainly exciting
times for Anuman Interactive!

GARFIELD was born on the comics pages on June 19, 1978. The
mastermind of cartoonist Jim Davis, GARFIELD is a humorous strip
centered on the lives of a quick-witted orange cat who loves
lasagna, coffee, and his remote control; Jon Arbuckle, his owner;
and Odie, a sweet but dumb dog. GARFIELD was introduced to the
world in just 41 newspapers and is now the most widely syndicated
comic strip ever, appearing in 2400 newspapers.

The success of the comic strip spawned a popular animated TV
show, Garfield and Friends, which appeared on CBS-TV from 1988 to
1995, and is currently in worldwide syndication. In 2009, The
Garfield Show debuted on Cartoon Network USA and now airs in 135
countries. PEOPLE magazine called the show, "One of the Year's Best
New Kids' Shows" in 2009. In 2004, Twentieth Century Fox invited
Garfield to star in his first-ever full-length feature film,
Garfield: The Movie. A sequel, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties was
released in June 2006. The movies earned over $340 million at the
box office. Garfield has also starred in three CGI animated movies,
all penned by Jim Davis. Fox released Garfield Gets Real (2007),
Garfield's Fun Fest (2008), and Garfield's Pet Force (2009) on DVD
and in limited theatrical release.

Garfield also entertains his fans on a popular web site,
garfield.com, and engages kids in interesting and pedagogically
sound activities to promote literacy at professorgarfield.org.
English, Science and Life Skills are among the topics Garfield and
his pals address at learninglab.org, a public service of the
Virginia Department of Education. Garfield has long been considered
a “classic” or “evergreen” property because
he has not only endured, but continues to be fresh and funny after
nearly 35 years in the limelight.

Follow Garfield, along with 3.5 million other fans, on Facebook
(facebook.com/Garfield) and Twitter (twitter.com/Garfield).

About Paws, Inc.

Cartoonist Jim Davis’ company, Paws, Inc., located near
Albany, Indiana, was founded in 1981 to handle the creative end of
the Garfield licensing business. Today, Paws is the sole owner of
all copyrights and trademarks for the Garfield property, and
controls not only the creative angle of the fat cat’s
flourishing empire, but also the licensing, marketing, and brand
management of Garfield and the Garfield characters.

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